CODE COUNTS FOR INPUT FILE '200705092022.meds' CODE TABLES FROM DATABASE AS OF: May 10 2007 11:41:42 (20070510114142) VALUES FOUND IN CODE TABLES: COUNT FIELD CODE TABLE VALUE DEFINITION -------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- 296 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CF ' Change a quality flag 9005 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CR ' Create record 7 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'CV ' Change value 4176 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'DC ' Station was checked by duplicate checking software 4138 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'ED ' Edit a parameter value 254 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FB ' Flag to the Bottom 10 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'FR ' Flag Range 8316 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'QC ' Quality Control 166 'Act_Code ' 'ACT ' 'UP ' Station passed through the update program 4107 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CCLL ' Platform call sign 5 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'CNDC ' Electrical conductivity 9 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'DEPH ' Sensor Depth below Sea Surface 14 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'HHMM ' Time within day in format hhmm 8 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'LAT$ ' The latitude in IGOSS format of DDMM where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of latitude 9 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'LON$ ' The longitude in IGOSS format of DDMM where DD is the degrees and MM the minutes of longitude 21663 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_HIST ' 'RCRD ' Indicates a record has been created or actions are taken against the entire record 2 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'DOXY ' DISSOLVED OXYGEN 71 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (relative to True North) degrees 15 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED 318 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity 147 'Act_Parm ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature 9231 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'D ' Independent parameter is Depth 26 'D_P_Code ' 'DP ' 'P ' Independent parameter is Pressure 4120 'Data_Avail ' 'AVAIL ' 'A ' Available 208 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 3912 'Data_Type ' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 176164 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 10 'Depres_Q ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 5372 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '7 ' Digitized at regular depth intervals (equivalent to k1=7 for BATHY/TESAC data) 3885 'Digit_Code ' 'DIGMC ' '8 ' Digitized at inflexion points (equivalent to k1=8 for BATHY/TESAC data) 164 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'D ' Parameter is a duplicate 9093 'Dup_flag ' 'DUP ' 'N ' Parameter is not a duplicate 22248 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 4120 'Ident_Code ' 'IDENT ' 'NO ' NODC (Washington) 7 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARCA ' Calibrations have been performed on Argo records 13 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARDP ' Check Argo duplicates between TESAC and Argo archives 13 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARGQ ' Automatic QC software for Argo floats 13 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'ARUP ' Update Argo data to Argo archive 739 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BTE2 ' Convert drifters with subsurface profiles from TESAC stream to drifting buoy stream. 739 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'BUCV ' Convert GTS drifting buoy messages to Ocean processing format. 3368 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG02 ' MEDS software that converts the real-time IGOSS data to the new Ocean processing structure. 13 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG04 ' The duplicates review software. 4756 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IG05 ' The quality control software which checks ocean profiles. 4163 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'IGO3 ' NODC duplicates checking software. 153 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'OCUP ' Update the Archive 8258 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'QCA1 ' The quality control software which checks that the space and time location as well as the identification of a station is sensible. 13 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'RFMT ' Reformat PINRO data to ocean processing 4120 'PRC_Code ' 'PRC ' 'tstm ' NODC format test of a MEDS-ASCII data file 108 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ANH$ ' Anemometer height above station level 209 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMP ' Atmospheric Pressure at Altitude 209 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'ATMS ' Atmospheric pressure at sea level 210 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'DRYT ' Dry Bulb Temperature 12 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'MBN$ ' The message block number from a Service Argos message. Each message gets a unique number 12 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PB1$ ' Battery voltage at initial pump extension 9 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBA$ ' Battery voltage with air pump running 11 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBC$ ' Battery current at initial pump extension completion 12 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBP$ ' Air bladder pressure in counts 12 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBS$ ' The position of the piston, in counts, for a profiling float at the parking depth. Counts vary from 0-256 with 256 being fully extended 12 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PBV$ ' Battery voltage remaining for a profiling float 9 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PCA$ ' Battery current with air pump running 11 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PCS$ ' Battery current at SBE pump time 12 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFL$ ' The number of samples in the profile (APEX) 13 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PFN$ ' Profile number generated by Service Argos 12 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PIV$ ' Internal vacuum recorded before the last descent of a profiling float 12 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PMT$ ' Pump motor time 10 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PP1$ ' Profile piston position in counts 3 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PP2$ ' The surface piston position for a profiling float. Positions counts are from 0 to 256 with 256 being fully extended 11 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PPC$ ' Park battery current 12 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PPS$ ' The piston position for a profiling float at the surface.Positions counts are from 0 to 256 with 256 being fully extended 12 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PSP$ ' Surface pressure + 5 decibars recorded before the last descent of a profiling float 11 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'PVS$ ' Battery voltage at SBE pump time 157 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'RELH ' Relative Humidity 225 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'SSTP ' Sea Surface Temperature 105 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WDIR ' Direction from which wind is blowing(relative to true North) 105 'Pcode ' 'PC_PARM ' 'WSPD ' Horizontal Wind Speed 174231 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 9 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '3 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be doubtful. 1934 'Prof_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 1737 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (relative to True North) degrees 1737 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED 2712 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity 3071 'Prof_Type ' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature 1737 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCDT ' DIRECTION TO WHICH HORIZONTAL CURRENT IS FLOWING (relative to True North) degrees 1737 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'HCSP ' HORIZONTAL CURRENT SPEED 2712 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'PSAL ' Salinity 3071 'Profile_Type' 'PC_PROF ' 'TEMP ' Temperature 4106 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 14 'Q_Date_Time ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 907 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 629 'Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 4081 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 30 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 9 'Q_Pos ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 3895 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 219 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '4 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be erroneous. 6 'Q_Record ' 'QUAL ' '5 ' The value has been changed as a result of QC. 12 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AC2$ ' A unique number constructed as system hour, minute, second,profile number 12 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ACC$ ' MEDS accesion number 108 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'ANT$ ' Anemometer type (WMO code table 0114). 13 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'APN$ ' The Service Argos program number 13 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'AQA$ ' Argo location class code table [ARGO reference table 5] 735 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQA$ ' QA in buoy code form 735 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BQZ$ ' Depth correction indicator (WMO code 3318) 735 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'BTP$ ' Buoy type (WMO code 0370) 9 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CAST ' Hydrographic cast type 1049 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'CRC$ ' 32 bit circular redundancy code (Special IGOSS Indicator) 12 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'DDS$ ' Date of first drift sample (Provor or APEX) as YYYYMMDD 210 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG1$ ' Contents of the group 111 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 225 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG2$ ' Contents of the group 222 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 739 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GG3$ ' Contents of the group 333 QdQx in FMB-X Buoy Code form 1737 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGC$ ' The 5 character 66... group used in a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface data collection 651 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGI$ ' The 5 character 88.. group used in a BATHY and a TESAC message to indicate information about the subsurface profile. 735 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'GGST ' (2QNQLQAQz) QN=WMO-3313: Quality of the buoy satellite transmission; QL=WMO-3311: Quality of location; QA=WMO-3302: Location quality class (range of radius of 66onfidence); QZ=WMO-3318: Depth correction indicator 13 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'OID$ ' Originator"s station identifier 748 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PDT$ ' The date as DDMMY of the last position (from DRIBU message) 4120 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PFR$ ' XBT probe type and fall rate equation 748 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTM$ ' The time as HHMM/ of the last position (from DRIBU message) 13 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'PTT$ ' The Service Argos ptt number 4120 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCF$ ' QC tests "Fail" - MEDS 4120 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'QCP$ ' QC tests "Performed" - MEDS 12 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'SAT$ ' Satellite identifier 12 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'TIME ' Time within day in format HHMMSS 947 'SRFC_Code ' 'PC_CODE ' 'WCF$ ' WMO Code form designator eq. IB-XBUOY 108 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_ANT$ ' '1 ' Propeller rotor 4 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_AQA$ ' '1 ' 350 m <= accuracy < 1000 m [from at least 4 messages] 7 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_AQA$ ' '2 ' 150 m <= accuracy < 350 m [from at least 4 messages] 2 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_AQA$ ' '3 ' < 150 m [from at least 4 messages] 167 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '1 ' 500 m <= Radius < 1500 m 288 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '2 ' 250 m <= Radius < 500 m 280 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQA$ ' '3 ' Radius < 250 m 735 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BQZ$ ' '0 ' Depths are not corrected 218 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '21 ' ATLAS (e.g. TAO area) 517 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_BTP$ ' '22 ' TRITON 167 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_GGST ' '20110 ' (2QNQLQAQZ) QN=0: Good quality (several identical reports have been received); QL=1: Latest known position (no location data from current pass); QA=1: Radius greater than or equal to 500 m but less than 1500 m; QZ=0: Depths are not corrected 288 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_GGST ' '20120 ' (2QNQLQAQZ) QN=0: Good quality (several identical reports have been received); QL=1: Latest known position (no location data from current pass); QA=2: Radius greater than or equal to 250 m but less than 500 m; QZ=0: Depths are not corrected 280 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_GGST ' '20130 ' (2QNQLQAQZ) QN=0: Good quality (several identical reports have been received); QL=1: Latest known position (no location data from current pass); QA=3: Radius less than 250 m; QZ=0: Depths are not corrected 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '002 ' Sippican T-4, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b-2.25 38 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '011 ' Sippican T-5, Coefficient a 6.828, Coefficient b -1.82 6 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '041 ' Sippican T-7, Coefficient a 6.472, Coefficient b -2.16 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '042 ' Sippican T-7, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 37 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '052 ' Sippican Deep Blue, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '061 ' Sippican T-10, Coefficient a 6.472, Coefficient b -2.16 6 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '212 ' TSK T-6, Coefficient a 6.691, Coefficient b -2.25 4 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '741 ' TSK XCTD 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '743 ' TSK XCTD-2F 1460 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '820 ' Thermistor Chain 2068 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '830 ' CTD 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '840 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, no conductivity sensor 54 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '841 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, Seabird conductivity sensor 6 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '842 ' P-ALACE float, PROVOR, FSI conductivity sensor 314 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '846 ' P-ALACE float, Web Research, Seabird conductivity sensor 115 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '851 ' P-ALACE float, SOLO, Seabird conductivity sensor 1 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_PEQ$ ' '856 ' Profiling float, NINJA, SBE conductivity sensor 62 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '02 ' Sippican MK2A/SSQ-61 4 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '05 ' Sippican MK-12 34 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '06 ' Sippican MK-21 3 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '21 ' CLS-ARGOS/Protecno XBT-ST Model-1 13 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '46 ' TSK MK-130 Compatible recorder for both XBT and XCTD 478 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '60 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on up transit 50 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '61 ' ARGOS communications, sampling on down transit 10 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '64 ' Iridium, communications sampling on up transit 3466 'SRFC_Parm ' 'SC_RCT$ ' '99 ' Unknown 14831 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '0 ' No quality control (QC) has been performed on this element. 7752 'SRFC_Q_Parm ' 'QUAL ' '1 ' QC has been performed; element appears to be correct. 1737 'Standard ' 'STD_HCDT ' '2 ' Precision to 10 degrees 1737 'Standard ' 'STD_HCSP ' '1 ' Precision to 1m/s 2644 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '1 ' In situ sensor, accuracy better the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 68 'Standard ' 'STD_PSAL ' '2 ' In situ sensor, accuracy less the 0.02 (PSU assumed) 2863 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '1 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.01 degrees C 208 'Standard ' 'STD_TEMP ' '2 ' In situ sensor, precision to 0.1 degrees C 6 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'GE ' BSH, Germany 2 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'JA ' Japanese Meteorologocal Agency 4105 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'ME ' MEDS 7 'Stream_Ident' 'IDENT ' 'NW ' US National Weather Service 208 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'BA ' BATHY message 739 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'DB ' Drifting buoy 3173 'Stream_Ident' 'TYPE ' 'TE ' TESAC message 121 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'D ' Delete this station from the file 1 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'R ' Replace existing station with this one 3998 'Uflag ' 'UFLAG ' 'U ' Add this station to file during update --------------------------------------------------------------